Re: [dwm] Monocle question

From: yy <yiyu.jgl_AT_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 11:45:29 +0200

2008/4/4, Anselm R. Garbe <arg_AT_suckless.org>:
> On Fri, Apr 04, 2008 at 01:05:51AM +0200, Dashing wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I use monocle mode a lot, but I don't like how dialog boxes get
> > maximized.
> >
> > I noticed two versions for going through the clients exist:
> > * for(c = clients; c; c = c->next)
> > * for(c = nexttiled(clients); c; c = nexttiled(c->next))
> >
> > Why does monocle use the first and not the second?
>
> Well what about having monocle work like this:
>
> just only raise and display the focused client in the monocle
> area, and restore the previous dimensions everytime a new client
> is focused? But still working on all clients of course.
>
> Kind regards,
> --

I tried patching dwm this way. I think it is the optimal behaviour, it
would be perfect.
I want to ask you something: could you implement it with a restore
function? I'd like to write again my offscreen windows patch, and this
way I could reuse some code. If you implement it in hg tip I will
explain it better with a patch.

Have a nice weekend,

-- 
- yiyus || JGL .
Received on Fri Apr 04 2008 - 11:45:30 UTC

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